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Huawei Kirin 9030S vs MediaTek Helio G88

WINNER
H
41.9Inno Score
VS
MediaTek Helio G88
26.3Inno Score
37.6CPU20
31.5GPU—
61.4Benchmarks22.4
—Efficiencyspec-based44.2
5 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 9030S0 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G88

InnoReviews verdict

Huawei Kirin 9030S wins this mobile chipset face-off, 41.9 to 26.3, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+39) and CPU (+18). MediaTek Helio G88 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9030S

  • Stronger CPU score: 38 vs 20
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 61 vs 22
  • 370% higher AnTuTu: 1,293,328 vs 275,000
  • 233% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 4,522 vs 1,360
  • 214% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,336 vs 425

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G88

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G88
Announced20262021
Process—12 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARM (Taishan V124 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G88
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.7 GHz Taishan V124 Big + 3x2.15 GHz Taishan V124 Mid + 4x1.62 GHz Taishan V124 Little2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.7 GHz+35%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G88
GPU—Arm Mali-G52 MC2

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G88
Memory type—LPDDR4X-1800
Max bandwidth—14.4 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G88
Modem—Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.0

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G88
Max display—FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture—2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9030S versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecHuawei Kirin 9030SMediaTek Helio G88
AnTuTu1,293,328+370%275,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,336+214%Top 39%425Bottom 17%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,522+233%Top 29%1,360Bottom 14%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,606Bottom 39%—

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